Cloth. Apple green cloth, paper label on top board, original glassine wrapper in good condition, tan eps, unpaginated (October 1974 – September 1975). Underlining, parentheses and marginalia by Billy Jones. Very Good. More
London: William Heinemann, 1956. First Edition. Octavo, pp (viii), 214, (ii). light blue boards with lettering in gilt on the spine, illustrated paper jacket. Corners are lightly bumped and with light foxing to the edges of the leaves. The jacket is price clipped, a little edgeworn and with a 1cm..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. First Edition. 1/4 cloth. Original glassine wrapper a little worn at the top corners and head of spine. Cloth spine with paper label, blood orange eps, 133 pp., Billy Jones bookmark on front paste down (mass produced). One of 200 trade copies. Inscribed to..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1979. First Edition. 1/4 cloth. Cloth spine with paper label, red eps, 133 pp. Of 200 hardcover copies numbered and signed by the author this is 20. Original glassine wrapper in good condition.Occasional marginalia from Billy Jones in his distinctive text. Light foxing. From the..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d. [1930?]. First U.K. Edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp. 320; blue cloth covered boards with black embossed lettering, illustrated dust wrapper. Head, tail and edges lightly rubbed with a few small patches of wear; corners gently bruised; mild wear towards spine on front board and along..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1954. First Edition. Octavo (190 x 130 mm.), 192 pp., cloth in pictorial dustjacket. Very good in fair dustjacket, foxing on edges and on pages close to boards, name has been erased and whited out on title page with resultant tiny hole, bookseller's stamp on front..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. First Edition. 1/4 cloth. One of 500 cloth trade copies. Original glassine wrapper a little creased, top board a little abraded at the foot. Cloth spine with paper label. Lime green eps, 266pp. Top edge of lower board gently nibbled, bottom edge of both..... More
London: Nicholson and Watson, 1943. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. First UK edition. Octavo, 19cm x 12cm, red cloth with black titles to spine, unclipped dust-jacket, 191pp, last page used as paste-down, as issued, war economy standard issue. The dust-jacket is worn along the edges, chipped at the head of..... More
Niles, Illinois: Argus Communications, c. 1974. First Edition. Octavo (267 x 160 mm.), 559 pp. Cloth in colour dustjacket. Very good in good dust jacket, edges spotted, dj rubbed and scratched with chipping from upper and lower edges, now protected in plastic cover. A cult classic. Speculative fiction about a...... More
London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1958. First Edition. Octavo (19.5 x 12.5cm), pp. [6], 186; green cloth covered boards with lettering in gilt on the spine, dust wrapper illustrated by Victor Reinganum. Spine a touch faded; slight contact with water has led to colour loss (10-20mm patch) at base of spine..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. First Edition. 1/4 cloth. Original glassine wrapper with chips along top edge. Cloth spine with paper label, mandarin eps, 137pp. Billy Jones bookplate (mass produced, not personalised) on front pastedown. Notes in Jones’s hand at colophon. Light fox marks to the edges of the..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. First Edition. 1/4 cloth. Of 250 hardcover copies numbered and signed by the author this is 246. Original glassine wrapper in good condition. Cloth spine with paper label, burnt orange eps, 129 pp. Billy Jones bookplate (mass produced, not personalised), “compliments of the author”..... More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1956. First Edition. Octavo (20.30 x 13 cm), pp. [6], 207, [3, blank]; blue cloth covered boards with lettering in navy on the spine, illustrated dust wrapper. Head and tail of spine gently bruised; top and bottom edges toned; edges of text block lightly foxed, top edge..... More
London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1961. First U.K. Edition. Octavo,pp. 6 7-99 100 101-217 218 219-255 256 257-552, brown cloth boards with lettering in gilt on the spine, dust jacket illustration from a painting by Sydney Nolan. Flat signed by White on the title page, ownership name in ink on the..... More
1958-196. Voss. Cologne: Kiepenhauer and Witsch, 1958. German First edition, first issue; OFFERED WITH [DEDICATEE COPY] White, Patrick. Riders in the Chariot. New York: The Viking Press, 1961. First Edition, First Printing; OFFERED WITH The Burnt Ones. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1964. First U.K. Edition. Voss. Cologne: Kiepenhauer and Witsch, 1958..... More
London: The Hogarth Press, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover octavo (22 x 14.5cm), pp. 157 + 3 blank; blue cloth covered boards with lettering in gilt on the spine, illustrated dust wrapper designed by Vanessa Bell. Kirkpatrick A27(a). Head and tail of spine gently bruised, a little more impact is visible near..... More